14-Year-Old Zaila Avant-Garde Wins 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee

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Zaila Avant-garde is the first African American to win the National Spelling Bee (Credit: Scripps National Spelling Bee)

On July 8, 2021, Zaila Avant-garde outspelled 11 finalists to clinch the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee title. The 14-year-old from Harvey, Louisiana, is the first African American and only the second Black winner in the national competition's 93-year history. The first was Jody-Anne Maxwell from Jamaica, who won in 1998 at the age of 12. Avant-garde is also Louisiana's first spelling bee champion!

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  • watermeloneagle
    watermeloneagle4년 이상
    That was her 72nd spelling bee that she won 1st place!!!!!
    • watermeloneagle
      watermeloneagle4년 이상
      Great Job, girl
      • andrewliu1003
        andrewliu10034년 이상
        Give this girl a crown 👸🏿!!!!!
      • uzumaki_chan
        uzumaki_chan4년 이상
        Me in class 2019-2020 spelling bee funny version of stuff that happened irl; The lady that gives us the words: spell "cat" Me being very nervous: uhh... C-c, a , g My mom in the audience: ?! How in the world- I'm laughing about it to this day!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
      • gamerg129
        gamerg1294년 이상
        I don't even know what Murraya is yet she spelled it!?!?!
        • blondiepeep
          blondiepeep4년 이상
          She did not even know what the word meant! Thats so crazy to me! :D
        • qwaszx
          qwaszx4년 이상
          Oh my goodness this so amazing
          • moccabrowniecat
            moccabrowniecat4년 이상
            Wow she's cool plus she's black 😃DIVERSITY😃
            • pickaxeaxe
              pickaxeaxe4년 이상
              I saw this on the news she's cool YOU GO GURL
              • stellar_wolf
                stellar_wolf4년 이상
                Yasss QUUEEN!!!!
                • artyyziff
                  artyyziff4년 이상
                  slayyy queen